UNSPSC 50304401: Clauselinas oranges

The variety of mandarin oranges and tangerines known as clauselinas oranges

UNSPSC 50304401 Clauselinas oranges is a Commodity code that describes fresh produce, specifically oranges, procured by state and local governments for institutional food service operations. In practice, recent solicitations under or near this code show state and local buyers purchasing fresh produce broadly—not clauselinas oranges exclusively—for correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, senior services, child care meal programs, mental health treatment centers, and regional park concessions. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and mental health, county and city school districts, county parks and human services departments, and special-purpose nutrition programs. Texas Department of Criminal Justice appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple fresh produce solicitations for food warehouse distribution across multiple facilities. School districts dominate the activity, with nutrition programs in Georgia (Bryan County, Dougherty County, Bartow County, Early County, Hancock County), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan), Mississippi (DeSoto County), and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education) all soliciting produce under similar procurement vehicles. Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Mental Health also appear as institutional buyers. State and local buyers typically use IFBs, RFPs, and ITNs; competitive procurement is standard, and many buyers apply Buy American provisions, CACFP or USDA meal program compliance requirements, and local-vendor preferences where applicable.

The geographic concentration is heaviest in the South—Georgia schools account for the largest share of recent activity, followed by Texas (state correctional system), with significant activity also in Wisconsin, Illinois, Mississippi, and Connecticut. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicitation IW267376 for fresh fruit and vegetable supply and delivery to a Palestine facility (due October 19, 2026, via RFP/RFQ mechanism through the TDCJ Bonfire portal); the Illinois Department of Corrections fresh produce RFQ for Joliet Treatment Center (due September 3, 2026, carrying a small business set-aside, requiring bi-weekly deliveries of specified produce including onions, peppers, cucumbers, and leafy greens); Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks from Wisconsin-sourced suppliers within 400 miles (due July 29, 2026, with a 5% diverse-owned preference and delivery tied to USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program federal grant approval); and Bryan County School Nutrition produce sealed bid (due May 27, 2026, requiring multiple apple varieties, berries, broccoli, carrots, oranges, potatoes, tomatoes, and other items totaling estimated annual quantities in the hundreds of cases per item). School districts and institutional food service programs dominate demand; contract volumes vary from $78,000 annually (Madison petite bananas) to $969,460.94 (Head Start of Greater Dallas grocery products). Most buyers require HACCP plans, general liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million minimum), worker's compensation, compliance with debarment and E-Verify requirements, and firm pricing for contract periods ranging from nine months to one year with optional renewal terms.